Two British 18-year-old women were the targets of an acid attack by men riding a motorcycle on the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar late on Wednesday night, police said.
Kirstie Trup, from Hampstead, north London, and Katie Gee both suffered injuries to their faces, chests and hands, and were transferred to a hospital on the Tanzanian mainland where their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.
They were working as volunteers at a charity art programme on the island, a popular tourist destination famous for its white-sand beaches and spice plantations.
They were attacked as they walked in Stone Town, the island's capital, late on Wednesday evening and are currently at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
Two men on a moped drove past the pair and the pillion passenger threw the acid at the British women before speeding off.
"Police in Zanzibar have launched a manhunt, and we ask for public assistance in identifying the attackers," said Mkadam Khamis, the island's deputy police commissioner.
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Kirstie Trup, from Hampstead, north London, and Katie Gee both suffered injuries to their faces, chests and hands, and were transferred to a hospital on the Tanzanian mainland where their injuries were said not to be life-threatening.
They were working as volunteers at a charity art programme on the island, a popular tourist destination famous for its white-sand beaches and spice plantations.
They were attacked as they walked in Stone Town, the island's capital, late on Wednesday evening and are currently at the Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam.
Two men on a moped drove past the pair and the pillion passenger threw the acid at the British women before speeding off.
"Police in Zanzibar have launched a manhunt, and we ask for public assistance in identifying the attackers," said Mkadam Khamis, the island's deputy police commissioner.
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Acid thrown on two British women in Zanzibar - Telegraph